Mr Dennis Miracles Aboagye, Director of Communication for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign team, has criticized the Minority’s recent invitation for the NPP flagbearer to join the mid-year budget review debate as a tactic to shield John Dramani Mahama from a direct confrontation with Dr. Bawumia. The Minority caucus in Parliament …
Read More »Akufo-Addo, Koku Anyidoho behind fracas at Asomdwe Park – Mustapha Gbandi
Deputy General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mustapha Gbandi, has blamed Koku Anyidoho and the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the fracas that happened at Asomdwe Park on July 24, 2024. The NDC and other sympathizers were at Asomdwe Park on July 24, 2024, to celebrate …
Read More »CETAG to meet national council today to conclude decision on strike
The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) will hold its national Council meeting on Thursday, July 25, to finalize a decision on whether to end the ongoing strike. The strike, which has lasted over a month, was initiated due to the government’s failure to implement the National Labour …
Read More »Presidential candidates can’t be forced to debate – Asah-Asante
A Senior Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has stated that since Ghana has not formalized presidential debates in its electoral process, candidates cannot be compelled to participate. He explained that, in countries where presidential debates are a standard part of the electoral process, they …
Read More »Statement from IAS President Sharon Lewin on full results from PURPOSE 1 trial of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention
24 July 2024 (Munich, Germany) – Today at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, at a session beginning at 10:30 CEST, Linda-Gail Bekker presented full results from the PURPOSE 1 trial of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The results confirm that lenacapavir demonstrated 100% efficacy for HIV prevention in cisgender women. …
Read More »We want to see a stable cedi – GUTA President
The President of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng has said the association’s primary concern is the stability of the local currency. He urged the government to sustain the economic gains as it is crucial for the business community. Dr Obeng mentioned that GUTA has contributed …
Read More »Govt signs security agreement with UN body
The government has signed an agreement with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) to strengthen cooperation in preventing terrorism and transnational organised crime. The Letter of Agreement (LoA) is intended to accelerate the delivery of technical assistance to Ghana under the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel (CT Travel) programme, …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo to speak on global issues
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to deliver a lecture on a wide range of issues in foreign policy and global affairs at the Accra International Conference Centre. The lecture is scheduled for tomorrow and is being organised by the Council on Foreign Relations- Ghana, the nation’s premier think …
Read More »CETAG strike undermines Ghana’s tertiary education system – Prof Abdulai
The Acting Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai, has expressed concerns about the ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG). He noted that, the strike is detrimental to the country’s tertiary education system. CETAG members from all 46 …
Read More »Ambulance spare parts scandal: Ablakwa drops bombshell on Service Ghana Auto Group Limited & Ken Ofori-Atta
According to a disclosed report, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, claims that the daughters of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo are associated with Service Ghana Auto Group Limited, the company involved in the $34.9 million ambulance spare parts deal scandal. He alleged that, Finance Minister, Ken …
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